Former political prisonersPardoned

Artsiom Viachaslavavich Zavada

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Artyom was convicted in April 2024 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Brest from August 10 to 11, 2020.

In November 2024, Artem was pardoned.

Sentences

Trial outcome 05.04.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 31.05.2024
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Andrey Vatslavovich Grushko
Andrey Vatslavovich Grushko
Judges24 january 1979
Place:
Brest Lenin District Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
05.04.2024
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Andrey Leonidovich Leshchenko
Andrey Leonidovich Leshchenko
Judges23 april 1972
Place:
Brest Lenin District Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
31.05.2024
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Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Overseers27 december 1979
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
OthersOverseers29 june 1975
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Overseers25 april 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Overseers22 january 1980
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Overseers25 december 1994
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Artem Viktorovich Veselov
Artem Viktorovich Veselov
OverseersOthers7 august 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Overseers18 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Co-defendants

Artsiom Dzmitryyevich Kadyrau
Artsiom Dzmitryyevich Kadyrau
Case No. GOG55T
Uladzislau Vitalyevich Barysau
Uladzislau Vitalyevich Barysau
Case No. GOG55T
Vital Mikalayevich Charkasau
Vital Mikalayevich Charkasau
Case No. GOG55T
Maryia Vasilyeuna Lesik
Maryia Vasilyeuna Lesik
Case No. GOG55T
Alexander Viacheslavovich Zhuk
Alexander Viacheslavovich Zhuk
Case No. GOG55T
Artsiom Viachaslavavich Zavada
In custody:
Case categories:
Brest 2020 Protests
Hometown:
Brest
Was held in:
IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
Articles:

Timeline

  1. 2024

  2. ~15.03.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  3. 05.04.2024

    Trial outcome 05.04.2024

    2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Brest Lenin District Court

  4. 31.05.2024

    Appeal 31.05.2024

    the sentence was upheld, Brest Lenin District Court

  5. ~28.06.2024

    Transfer

    IK-15 — In custody

  6. 22.11.2024

    Status change

    Pardoned